Product Manager, Valuation Platform

We don’t simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you — offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day.   

Chatham Financial supports Global Real Estate, Private Equity, Multinational Corporates and Infrastructure clients to make the best capital markets decisions through a combination of world-class software and advisory services.  We specialize in the debt and derivatives markets with solutions that combine expert advisory with proprietary technology. We handle the highest volumes and largest breadth of engagements in our field, giving us unmatched perspective in helping clients understand and mitigate financial risk.  

Providing accurate and timely derivative valuations at scale is foundational to our business.  Derivative valuations at Chatham are supported by our proprietary software valuations platform, which is developed by our Technology teams in Kennett Square and Denver.  We are seeking a Derivatives Valuations Product Manager who can collaborate with our Technology, Quant and Client-Facing teams, along with other stakeholders, to help build solutions and tools that help us accurately model and support valuations for Interest Rate, FX and Commodity derivatives.   Solutions include internal valuation models and analysis tools, automation to support operational teams, and controls to ensure accuracy and quality.  

In this role you will: 

• Work closely with the Valuations Product Lead and Technical Leads to plan and build solutions that improve our valuations capabilities for derivatives 
• Prepare and manage a Product Roadmap for features and capabilities to support derivative valuations within the platform 
• Work with various senior stakeholders, including both internal and external clients, to understand problems and identify areas of need and investment 
• Communicate the Product Roadmap to executive stakeholders 
• Produce key artifacts including business and functional requirement documents, user stories, user acceptance test plans and test cases 
• Attend and support all key meetings, including daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, release planning, release demos, and retrospectives 
• Participate in the release aspect of the product including release plans, managing features and user stories, dependencies in and across releases; and managing releases with phases and milestones 
• Assist the product team in tracking deliverables and timelines for multiple projects 
• Assist in the preparation of communications of project statuses and new software releases to business stakeholders 
• Communicate with stakeholders across the firm to educate and inform on software release plans and provide accurate communications of goals and progress 

Contributors to your success:   

We seek out candidates who exhibit proven drive, intellectual curiosity, and desire to grow personally and professionally.  For this role, we are specifically seeking candidates who have the following experience and skills:  

• Required: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in a business / accounting, mathematics, or engineering field, or equivalent experience 
  • Experience with financial risk management, operational controls, and financial modeling analysis and reporting tools 
  • 3+ years of working with Derivative valuations 
  • A general understanding of the quantitative models used to create derivative valuations for interest rate, FX and/or Commodity derivatives 
  • Strong ability to solve problems, make sound decisions, and resolve conflicts 
  • History of effective and open communication and collaboration, both verbal and written 

• Preferred: 
  • Availability to work in Chatham’s Kennett Square or Denver offices and travel to other offices as needed.  
  • Experience with all stages in a product development lifecycle, including Agile and Lean delivery frameworks 

About Chatham Financial: 

Chatham Financial is the largest independent financial risk management advisory and technology firm. A leader in debt and derivative solutions, Chatham provides clients with access to in-depth knowledge, innovative tools, and an incomparable team of close to 700 employees to help mitigate risks associated with interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity exposures. Founded in 1991, Chatham serves more than 3,000 companies across a wide range of industries — handling over $750 billion in transaction volume annually and helping businesses maximize their value in the capital markets, every day. To learn more, visit www.chathamfinancial.com. 

Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer.

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